Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-04-07

friends and relatives set in the cham.
ber where the Lady of Kalorama had
breathed her last. the splendor of the
coffered jewels and robes engaged the
thoughts of the company. and q sub
dued discussion arose thereon. A
great wish to behold these marvellous
treasures was awakened, and although
the words of the deceased were not
forgotten about her coming back from
the dead if the Golfers were opened,
they were not needed. One of the
party, q bright. beautiful, vivacious
girl. connected with she family Of The
departed, declared she would look
again upon these triumphs of Antwerp
looms and Vslsnciennes needles, even
if the dead did burst the doors of the
tomb and seat herself upon the very
Golfers themselves. So into the next
room went the daring girl. 1t was
lighted brilliantly and the numerous
large boxes were still there, nailed,
screwed and ropebound. With knife
chisel, hammer. and screwdriysr, she
soon overcsms all obstacles, and threw
back the lid of one of the boxes.
Before her eyes, in the bright glare of
the lamplight, sparkled crosses of
diamonds, crsscents of rubies, stars of
sapphires. The exquisite texture and
the deep superb color Of priceless bro-
cades. satins and silks fascinated her
vision from the depths of the Golfer.
Plunging her white rounded arms into
the case she gathered up q burden Of
these rare and lovely goods and car
ried them into the next apartment. to
the admiring gaze of the occupants.
Yet in the midst of their admiration
there fell hush Of throbbing anxiety
the shadow of terrible presenti-
ment upon these young hearts. which
despite their efforts and without their
will subdued their wonder and dam
pened their ardor. The long drawn,
tremulous, quivering howl of the great
mastiff outside the house woke the
echoes OF the night in a strain of
prolonged terror. The easement of
the windows ratified in the terrific
blast of a sudden gust of wind. Over
the face Of the full moon passed a
black and jagged cloud, and a sudden
darkness wrapped those hills in its
Opaque shadows. For a moment each
one paused and seemed to hear the
rendiug of the wood, and changing of
iron doors, the slow measured sound
of firm and precise steps. while dis
tinctly breath of damp. chill air. as
if from q suddenly open vault, blew
upon each brow and cheek. But
these all passed away quickly. Then
the girl who had opened the box said,
lightly, II will see what lies perdu in
another Of these Golfers" So, leaving
behind her the fabrics and the gems
scattered upon chairs and sofas and
CARPET, she entered the next room
again. In a minute there came 10 the
startled ears of the others shrek Of
in,ensest agony, succession ofshrieks.
from the daring girl, and they ali
rushed to the door. upon whose thres-
hold they stopped short. as if rooted
to the spot. For there. half way to
the centre of the large old apartment.
stood the girl with Llanched cheek
and staring eyes. while in chair by
the side OF the rlfed Golfer sat the
Lady Of Kalorsma. whom that day
these palsied bsholders had placed
stark and dead, in the black aud lone.
ly silence of the tomb. There she sat,
upright, and silent, with a calm,
steady gaz in ber sightless orbs that
yet burned with unearthly FIRE, her
stately form clad in the royal brocade
in which she was buried, the proud
mead erect, motionless. but vigilant,
and one small. white. shapely hand
roasting upon the edge of the riaea
Golfer. as if in mute threat to the dar.
ing mortal bold and presumptuous
enough to approach more closely to its
cherished and guarded Sides
Back from the threshold and the
chamber of death, with shrek upon
shrek of hopeless terror piercing the
air, rushed the afrighted group. Into
the wide hall. down the spacious stair'
case, tumbling over each other. they
went in one tumultuous leap to ths
parlor floor. leaving the fair youns
riher Of the treasure casket prone upor
the floor in a death.like but nercifu
stupor. The house was aroused from
rafter-pole to cellar. Among tn.
guests who were there was Commodor,
Decatur, United States Navy, one o.
the bravest. coolest, most daring o
mortal men. whose fame for the mos
reckless couraes and the most steel